das Handtuch werfen
[das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“das Handtuch werfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-das-handtuch-werfen · das Handtuch werfen · German
das Handtuch werfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | das Handtuch werfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „das Handtuch werfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
das Handtuch werfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen".
das Handtuch werfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is das Handtuch werfen, spelled D-A-S- -H-A-N-D-T-U-C-H- -W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how das Handtuch werfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mache ich, auch wenn es mal schwierig wird, weiter oder werfe ich gleich das Handtuch?
Washington will das Regime in Teheran auf keinen Fall aufwerten, sondern weiter isolieren. Annan warf daraufhin enttäuscht das Handtuch.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.